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Democratizing Finance: Expanding Access Through Fintech

Today, the financial services industry is primed for the same technological transformation that has revolutionized many other industries. The digitization of money and the rapid proliferation of Internet access and mobile phones have created the perfect conditions to make it easier and cheaper to save, spend, give and borrow. The ability to connect people to affordable financial services anywhere and at any time promises to be more than a transformation for the unbanked. Research indicates that financial inclusion has a positive impact on economic growth and can help reduce income inequality.

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